The Djemila Archaeological Museum, Algiers is an integral part of the ancient Roman city of the same name. It consists of three roofed rooms containing carvings and stone statues. It also has a spacious outdoor garden that includes a number of tombstones. The most important feature of this museum is the floors and walls decorated with mosaic drawings 1700 square meters of beautiful mosaics depicting some ancient mythological tales. Algeria was known as the Numdia Kingdom and its people were called Numidians and Imazighen which means “Free Men”. At the turn of Europe and Africa over the centuries, people came, some have taken root here, others left their imprints. In 1250 BC, Phoenician traders arrived on the North African coast around and established “Carthage” present day Tunisia. As Carthaginian power declined because of successive defeats by Romans in the Punic Wars, the influence of Numidian Traders in the hinterland grew. The one who succeeded to unify Numidia under his rule was the famous King Massinissa. He made CIRTA (now a days CONSTANTINE, the 3rd city of Algeria) the Capital of his Kingdom. By 106 B.C. after defeating King Jugurtha of Numidia, Romans gained control of Algeria, specially the Tel Atlas region and part of the Plateaus. The rest of present-day Algeria remained under Numidians rulers and was outside Roman rule. Under Rome, the cities were built up and impressive public works were constructed, specially Tipaza and Timgad. By the 5th century, Roman civilization in Algeria had been eroded by incursions of Numidians and the destruction wreaked by the Vandals in 430-431, marked the end of effective Roman control.
